Sacred & Church Music Sheet Music Downloads (PDF)

This echoing motet was composed for Edward Higginbottom and the Choir of the New College, Oxford, and was subsequently used for their tour around Europe. Offprinted from the collection Cantica Nova.

Written to celebrate the 950th anniversary of St Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford, this compelling double-choir Missa brevis setting is suitable for liturgical and concert settings. The music is beautiful...

Written in response to Gibbons' famous setting of the same text from Psalm 47, this piece uses syncopated rhythms, imitative polyphonic textures, and declarative homophonic moments to create a piece f...

SSATB unaccompanied Harrap's inventive and dramatic setting of the well-known Eucharist hymn text provides a contemporary alternative to more familiar versions by Byrd, Mozart, and Elgar. In five unac...

'Locus iste' has become a popular text for church dedication services. This simple and beautiful linear setting by O'Regan provides a stylish alternative to other, over-familiar settings.

This innovative setting of the Magnificat celebrates the strength of teenage girls and is suitable for both liturgical and concert performance. The upper-voices sing in the style of Bulgarian choral f...

One of the simplest and best-loved of 16th-century anthems.

A recorder method for children. This method is designed to be used by people who know nothing or very little about music and cannot read notation.

Patrick Liebergen's edition of Bruckner's masterwork brings this 19th Century choral treasure to life for contemporary choirs. An excellent selection to develop phrasing, dynamics and legato choral te...

Breathtaking! This gorgeous setting of the Agnus Dei text begins piano and gradually crescendos to a mezzo forte before ending in a pure, hushed final major chord. Easy to teach, this ABA-form piece w...

The energy of this piece is derived from the layering effect of vocal lines and handclaps. The interweaving of voice parts makes for joyous part singing.

The energy of this piece is derived from the layering effect of vocal lines and handclaps. The interweaving of voice parts makes for joyous part singing.

Much repetition and a catchy makes this 7/8 number deceptively easy to learn. Opens with eight measures in 7/8, then a smooth, homophonic andante section in 4/4, followed by a repeat of the opening 7/...

Although this work is sometimes referred to as a madrigal, it's really in the French chanson style: a polyphonic song popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The subject, typical of a chanso...

Show off the a cappella achievements of your advanced choir with this stunning tour-de-force by one of Alfred's best, Sally K. Albrecht. Half of the group chants a rhythmic ostinato accompanying the i...

There are several editions of this famous 16th century work, but none as well crafted as this one by Sherri Porterfield. The open score is easy to read and the editing is right on target for today's 3...

Sing we a song that takes but a minute. ' This clever a cappella original captures all of the character and charm of a true Renaissance madrigal and adds a touch of timeless (or rather, 'timed') humor...

This new edition of an a cappella English madrigal is well-researched and remains true to the original, yet makes harmonic challenges particularly accessible for 3-part choirs. Enjoy major and minor k...

This a cappella edition is based on Tchaikovsky's arrangement of a song composed by 18th century Russian composer, Dmitry Bortnyansky. Bortnyansky's polyphonic style (developed during an extended stay...

Jay's stunning new a cappella setting of this traditional Latin text is presented in ABA form. The A section features a driving and rhythmic mixed meter, while the B 'Et in terra pax' section offers a...

Here's a marvelous music history lesson! This clever a cappella choral features snippets of well-known madrigal texts and music, mixed in with an original contrapuntal theme.

This exuberant choral fanfare offers a fresh approach for a cappella mixed groups. Constructed with mixed and changing meters, and with a touch of divisi for the women's voices at the end, this glorio...

Based on the early Gregorian melody, this graceful ABA setting will work both in concert or worship service. A dramatic addition to any program.

A syncopated opening bass lick lays the groundwork for this quintessential a cappella spiritual. When the other voices join, we begin a journey of texture, harmonic development, and form, indicative o...

Acquaint your singers with the timeless African-American spiritual using this creative and accessible arrangement for a cappella voices. The basses sing an independent line, which provides rhythmic ba...